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South Africa:
DA Youth Sends Wage Subsidy Video to Zuma and Vavi
DA, 20 June 2012
As a part of our on-going campaign to educate young South Africans about the Youth Wage Subsidy, the DA Youth has today launched a video highlighting the views of young South… Read more »
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South Africa:
DA Mxit Live Chat - 38 000 Young People Register for Chat Session On the Youth Wage Subsidy
DA, 19 June 2012
Today, I engaged with young South Africans on the DA's first online Mxit chat. This was an opportunity to hear their point of view and also answer some of the pressing questions… Read more »
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South Africa:
National Planning Commission Also Backs Youth Wage Subsidy
DA, 18 June 2012
Today the National Planning Commission added their name to a long list of individuals and organisations that support the implementation of the Youth Wage Subsidy. Read more »
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South Africa:
Zuma's Behavior a Slap in the Face of Young People
DA, 17 June 2012
By failing to remain in South Africa on Youth Day, one of the most important days in South African history, President Zuma has demonstrated once again that he has no interest in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Are Politicians Teaching Your Employees Slogans?
Zimbabwe Independent, 15 June 2012
EVERY leadership text worth reading would at some point remind leaders of the importance of communicating with their organisational team members. Literature reminds us all that… Read more »
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South Africa:
South African Youth Wage Subsidy a False Solution
Fahamu, 14 June 2012
A meeting of the Democratic Left Front (DLF) in South Africa discussed a proposed youth wage subsidy, the crisis of democracy, organising women and building the movement. Read more »
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South Africa:
'Dropped Against the Rocks of Promise'
SACSIS, 14 June 2012
More than half of our young people are unemployed. For many of these people there is no formal route through which they can develop their energies and creativity and have them… Read more »
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South Africa:
Cosatu Exploitation Fears 'False' - DA
SAPA, 11 June 2012
Cosatu's theory that the youth wage subsidy will result in exploitation is false, DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said in Pietermaritzburg on Monday. Read more »
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South Africa:
DA Will Hold Minister Patel to His Wage Subsidy Commitments
DA, 11 June 2012
In a reply to a Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary question received today, the Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, committed to "accelerate the process" for… Read more »
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South Africa:
No Wage Subsidy, No Support for Treasury's Budget
DA, 12 June 2012
Today, the Democratic Alliance opposed the budget of the National Treasury, on the basis of Treasury's failure to implement the wage subsidy proposal. Read more »
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South Africa:
Youth Subsidy Should Complement Industry - Shabangu
Biz-Community, 7 June 2012
The implementation of a youth wage subsidy would not have a negative impact on the mining sector, but should complement it, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said in… Read more »
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South Africa:
Seven Remaining Premiers Should Follow Zweli Mkhize's Example On Wage Subsidy
DA, 11 June 2012
Today, Mr Cyril Xaba, the Finance and Economic Development Chairperson at the KZN Legislature, signed - on behalf of Premier Zweli Mkhize - a DA memorandum calling on the KZN… Read more »
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South Africa:
Making Sense of Public Service Wage Negotiations
SACSIS, 5 June 2012
Wage negotiations in the public sector have reached an impasse. Unions have rejected a 6.5% wage increase offer from government, holding out for 8% and as well as a housing subsidy… Read more »
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South Africa:
If People Can't Find Jobs, Why Should the President Keep His?
DA, 4 June 2012
I visited the Thaba Nchu taxi rank in the Free State today to meet with the unemployed youths who gather there to look for work. The story I heard from them was the same as in the… Read more »